Office of Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education
Alan Klass Program in Health Humanities
Music, Meaning and Mind with Jon Novick
Whether you are a creator or a consumer, you know that music helps us more deeply access and experience the meaning of the words it accompanies.
Join us as we explore how one artist moves us to understand his painful inner experiences, and by extension, our own. Our conversation will then elaborate ways of listening, understanding, and responding
differently to our patients, to ourselves, and to our colleagues.
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Relate more thoughtfully to others’ narratives by listening and looking beyond the words
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Appreciate how others’ stories impact us
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Recognize core mental health symptoms that transcend the diagnoses of depression and anxiety
Disclaimer: this session will address sensitive topics including depression, anxiety, and suicide. Please consider your personal sensitivities and those of your colleagues. Support
is always available.
Guest speaker: Dr. Jon Novick
Dr. Jon Novick is the medical director for the Ontario Medical Association’s Physician Health Program (OMA-PHP). He is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and addiction medicine specialist with certification in Canada and the United States.
Prior to joining the OMA-PHP, Dr. Novick pioneered work in career development for medical students, and served as the first Director, Career Advising System, with the MD Program
at the University of Toronto.
In addition to his work at the PHP where he addresses the unique needs of learners and physicians facing occupational hazards, addictions, and mental health problems, Dr. Novick
maintains a psychiatric practice in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) where he lives with his husband, two kids, and a bouncing clown.
He is a proud member of the MTV Generation.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Hybrid (Zoom and Chown A106)
Registration
Please click here to register for virtual attendance for this session.
Please contact Ashley LaRosa by email (Ashley.LaRosa@umanitoba.ca) to register for in-person attendance for this session due to limited seating.
Additional Upcoming Alan Klass Program in Health Humanities Sessions:
Narrative Medicine Series with Kyle Mendonça: Close Reading: Building Narrative Competence to Improve Patient Care
Monday, April 13, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Zoom
Registration encouraged, but not required.
Click here to register or join by clicking here.
Facilitator: Kyle Mendonça, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Manitoba
UGME Pre-Clerkship Coordinator, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Ashley LaRosa
Faculty Development Coordinator
Office of Innovation and Scholarship in Medical Education
S204, Medical Services Building, Bannatyne Campus
Max Rady College of Medicine
204-272-3102 phone
204-272-3169 fax